Old Brass Dhokra Money Box From Orissa - Late 19thC Wine Jar or coastal-inspired interiors€”whether mounted on

or coastal-inspired interiors€”whether mounted on a wall or styled as a statement on a shelf or console

90 x 55 x 93 (wxdxh cms)

Dimensions: W51 x D51 x H34 cm

Snow lions symbolised power

Featuring a beautifully balanced twin-arched opening beneath stylised floral carving

Old Brass Dhokra Money Box From Orissa - Late 19thC Wine Jar or coastal-inspired interiors€”whether mounted onThis old Indian brass box is from the Dhokra tribal area of Orissa. Dokra Damar tribes are the traditional metalsmiths of West Bengal. Their technique of lost wax casting is named after their tribe. The tribe extends from Bihar to West Bengal and Orissa; members are distant cousins of the Madhya Pradesh Dokras. A few hundred years ago the Dokras of Central and Eastern India traveled south as far as Kerala and north as far as Rajasthan. These boxes